hígado

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish figado (compare Ladino ligado), from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver, foie gras”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡado/ [ˈi.ɣ̞a.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -iɡado
• Syllabification: hí‧ga‧do

Noun

hígado m (plural hígados)

1. (anatomy) liver

Derived terms

• aceite de hígado de bacalao

 

Related terms

• higo

 

Further reading

• “hígado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014